How Donald Trump blinked on North Korea

The World

 A year ago, the US was in a showdown with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs. Then this summer President Donald Trump met with Kim Jong-un and claimed to have won a deal. But North Korea has given up nothing. Host Marco Werman speaks with Robert Kelly, professor of political science at Pusan National University in South Korea.

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